Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 5

  1. Sandro Brugnolini - Balenottera (5:18)
  2. Meic Stevens - Carangarw (3:12)
  3. The Flatmates - This Thing Called Love (2:49)
  4. Dynammo - Veloz (2:39
  5. Bill Nelson - In a Cloud of Stars (2:23)
  6. Patrik Fitzgerald - One Little Soldier (3:49)
  7. Los Pekenikes - Tabasco (2:39)
  8. Chubby Checker - Gypsy (4:57)
  9. Mouse on Mars - Presence (4:46)
10. Family Fodder - Silence (3:17)
11. Robbie Basho - Variations on Easter (3:55)
12. Greanvine - May Usher (2:59)
13. Tarwater - All of the Ants Left Paris (3:51)
14. John Hill - Io (3:41)
15. The A'dam Sykles - The Big Green (3:33)
16. K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas - Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu (6:54)
17. Blue Phantom - Distillation (3:43)
18. Stereolab - The Noise of Carpet (3:02)
19. Fugazi - Cashout (4:24)
20. Electronische Musik aus Köln - Filmmusik (3:15)
21. Attempted Moustache - No Way Out (2:44)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 4

 

  1. Wallace Collection - Daydream (4:12)
  2. Neotropic - Insane Moon (4:21)
  3. Vainica Doble - Quien le Pone el Cascabel al Gato (2:43)
  4. Parliament - Come in Out of the Rain (2:55)
  5. The Front Page News - Thoughts (3:06)
  6. Fleetwood Mac - Under Way (3:03)
  7. Frances McKee - Silence Will Do (3:27)
  8. The Bees - Got to Let Go (5:17)
  9. Holger Hiller - Jonny (Du Lump) (3:29)
10. Neil MacArthur - She's Not There (3:17)
11. The Weather Prophets - Ostrich Bed (7:13)
12. The Lucy Show - Land and the Life (2:18)
13. Bob Downes Open Music - Keep off the Grass (2:43)
14. The Ex + Tom Cora - Hidegen Fújnak a Szelek (3:16)
15. The Parade - She Sleeps Alone (demo) (2:14)
16. The Carrie Nations - Look on Up at the Bottom (2:56)
17. Dreamscape - Finally Through (3:45)
18. Ebony Rhythm Band - The Thought of Losing Your Love (3:00)
19. The Waitresses - The Comb (3:03)
20. Flat Earth Society - Shadows (1:54)
21. The Mamas & The Papas - Mansions (3:46)
22. Officer! - Anagrams (4:14)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 3

 

  1. Turzi - Animal Signal (2:55)

  2. Opossom - Blue Meanies (3:19)
  3. Maypole - Show Me the Way (2:17)
  4. Moe Tucker - Hey Mersh! (3:14)
  5. Lilium - Lover (4:41)
  6. Zoot - Yes I'm Glad (2:36)
  7. 14 Iced Bears - Inside (1:48)
  8. Clinic - The Castle (2:45)
  9. Dotti Holmberg - Sea of Tears (2:14)
10. Fit & Limo - The Lovers (3:03)
11. Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard - Pop Zeus (2:27)
12. Darker My Love - Pale Sun (4:31)
13. Michael Nesmith & The First National Band - Little Red Rider (2:31)
14. The Travel Agency - I'm Not Dead (2:13)
15. Sand - Summer Lightning (Pt. 1) (4:37)
16. Kevin Ayers - Wide Awake (2:53)
17. Antoine - Métamorphoses Exceptionnelles (1:55)
18. The Free Design - The Symbols Ring (3:47)
19. Jimmy Campbell - Michelangelo (2:55)
20. The Oscillation - Fall (3:12)
21. Lil Daggers - Dada Brown/Wicked Lady Jam (2:51)
22. Angel Pavement - Time Is Upon Us (3:30)
23. Jasper - The Beard (3:46)
24. Lilys - Paz en el Hogar (3:03)
25. Cate Le Bon - Ploughing Out (6:47)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 2

 

  1. Peter Wyngarde - Come In (2:10)

  2. The Flaming Stars - Are You Being Served (2:16)
  3. Jack - Disco-Café-Society (4:11)
  4. Rubble - Grey Baby (5:08)
  5. Amanaz - History of Man (2:58)
  6. Manfred Mann - Cubist Town (3:16)
  7. Kramer - Do Wah Diddy Diddy (3:33)
  8. Melt-Banana - Uncontrollable Urge (2:56)
  9. Roberto Conrado - Ticklish (2:23)
10. Stark Reality - Rocket Ship (4:12)
11. John Fahey & His Orchestra - Old Fashioned Love (3:30)
12. Pinkshinyultrablast - Land's End (4:36)
13. Geisterfahrer - Blumen (2:33)
14. Morita Doji - Ame No Kurooru  (1:56)
15. Exuma - You Don't Know What's Going On (3:27)
16. Shoes - Now and Then (2:54)
17. Big Chief - All Downhill from Here (3:31)
18. Rasputin's Stash - I Want to Say You're Welcome (2:07)
19. Venetian Snares - Shaky Sometimes (3:29)
20. The Spiders - Hey Boy (1:46)
21. Bill Fay - Screams in the Ears (3:20)
22. The Black Mirrors - The World Ends (3:45)
23. The Owl Service - Child Ballad No.219 (The Gardener Child) (5:15)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 1

 

  1. Felt - Declaration (1:44)
  2. The Cravats - Still (2:31)
  3. Los Shain's - No Eres Para Mi (2:34)
  4. The Cakekitchen - Fashion Chops (2:15)
  5. Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé - Talali Talala (4:05)
  6. The Pop Group - Snowgirl (3:19)
  7. Unrest - Shag (3:27)
  8. Colourbox - Just Give ‘em Whiskey (4:17)
  9. Spiteri - Piroro (2:38)
10. The Dave Howard Singers - Stuff Me in Your Blender (4:25)
11. Bruce Haack - Invocation (2:29)
12. Armand Schaubroeck Steals - "God Damn You" (3:44)
13. Violeta de Outono - Rinoceronte na Montanha da Geléia (3:19)
14. Thomas Edisun's Electric Light Bulb Band - No One's Been Here for Weeks (2:28)
15. Jane Weaver - Arrows (2:30)
16. Ngozi Family - Tikondane (3:48)
17. The Loot - Radio City (2:10)
18. The Flamin' Groovies - Yes I Am (2:32)
19. Soft Hearted Scientists - Seaside Sid and the Giant Squid (5:32)
20. Family Fodder - Savoir Faire (3:14)
21. Candidate - Tomorrow's Tomorrow (2:21)
22. The Pretty Things - Trust (2:43)
23. Franz Auffray - Salted Popcorn (3:02)
24. Bird Nest Roys - Bus Stop (3:05)
25. The Groop - I Just Don't Know How to Say Goodbye (2:45)

Many years ago, I used to DJ live, with my pal Manerg, in various pubs/clubs. Our main objective was to play mostly obscure stuff with the odd familiar tune thrown in, and to be as diverse as possible. So for one gig we'd play something really poppy like Soft Cell's What then follow it up with The Chills' Flame-Thrower, just to test our audience and ourselves! More recently I've been DJing online, keeping the same objective, then trying to recreate those shows on mixcloud. No speaking between songs, we never did that when DJing in the past, it just got in the way of the music and disrupted the flow.

Admittedly the first few volumes I posted on mixcloud were a bit more extreme in content, some abrupt changes in tempo/genre, or even too many consecutive songs of similar genre. I like to think that improved somewhat the more shows/volumes I compiled. There was one main theme to all these volumes though, and that was all cover art was supplied by my pal Katie for which I either manipulated the photos somewhat or left as they were. 

So, here's the very first volume. If I were to make it now it'd be a completely different track order, but I've decided to leave them as originally compiled. Hopefully some of you will enjoy the odd song. As ever origin of each song is tagged in the comments of each music file, plus a text file added with the same info.

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 50

Note: With the forthcoming changes in Mixcloud, I have decided to post all of my Spaghetti Tree mixes here as downloadable. All tracks will be separate, unlike on mixcloud, which should please some of you. Watch this space, Volume 1 to arrive shortly.

It's a Funked Up World - Volume 3

 

  1. Afrique - House of Rising Funk (3:10)
  2. SJOB Movement - Love Affair (6:48)
  3. The Wild Magnolias - Ho Na Nae (4:32)
  4. Roger & The Human Body - Freedom (4:00)
  5. Godchild - Chut Bébé Dort (3:26)
  6. The Temptations - You've Got My Soul on Fire (3:44)
  7. Asiko - T. K / Love (3:39)
  8. Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band - Virgo's Song (2:27)
  9. The Beginning of the End - Monkey Tamarind (3:34)
10. 24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (3:38)
11. Maceo and All the King's Men - Funky Women (5:39)
12. Jean-Claude Pelletier - Hey Doc ! Help... (3:34)
13. Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - (I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind (6:13)
14. The Mebusas - I Wanna Do It (4:02)
15. Experience Unlimited - Hey You (3:40)
16. Turner Bros. - Cause I Love You (4:10)
17. Etta James - Jump Into Love (3:19)
18. M'Bamina - N'Zoumba (3:51)
19. Magnum - Funky Junky (5:12)

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It's a Funked Up World - Volume 2

 

  1. The Headhunters - God Make Me Funky (3:49)
  2. Barrabás - Woman (5:06)
  3. S.O.U.L. - Love, Peace and Power (3:48)
  4. Funk Factory - Rien ne va Plus (5:16)
  5. Del Jones' Positive Vibes - Big Feet (Philly Raggae) (2:36)
  6. Assagai - Cocoa (4:01)
  7. Ultrafunk - Boogie Joe the Grinder (3:16)

  8. The Meters - Hand Clapping Song (2:54)
  9. Nkengas - Jungle Funk (3:25)
10. The Last Poets with Bernard Purdie - It's a Trip (4:44)
11. The Undisputed Truth - Ma (6:12)
12. Maxayn - Check Out Your Mind (3:19)
13. Janko Nilovic - Crazy Enterprise (1:59)
14. Gerson King Combo - Mandamentos Black (3:59)
15. The Politicians - Church (3:13)
16. The Fame Gang - Twangin' My Thang (alternate version) (3:19)
17. Bo Diddley - Hit or Miss (3:42)
18. The Counts - Rhythm Changes (3:05)
19. Ripple - Ripplin' (5:09)
20. Hot Chocolate - Ain't That a Groove (5:57) *

*Note: This isn't the Hot Chocolate band from the UK who had several worldwide hits in the 70s/80s, but a US band of the same name who only recorded one album.

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It's a Funked Up World - Volume 1

I figured it's about time I made a funk mix for the blog. Like my Oozings compilations, these will feature artists from all over the world, mostly obscure but the odd well known act will appear. "It's a Funked Up World" concentrates on the peak years of funk music, from the late 60s to the mid 70s. I have tagged in the music files the origin of each song, but have also included a text file with this information.

  1. Black Heat - Wanaoh (3:48)
  2. Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats - Shake Hands (4:50)
  3. Skull Snaps - It's a New Day (3:00)
  4. BLO - Mind Walk (5:34)
  5. Alan Parker - Punch Bowl (2:37)
  6. The Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache (6:59)
  7. Banbarra - Shack Up (3:02)
  8. Nico Gomez and His Afro Percussion Inc. - Lupita (3:40)
  9. Exit 9 - Straight Up (3:16)
10. Cymande - Fug (4:25)
11. Hearts of Soul & Shampoo - We Love the Policeman (4:50)
12. The Pharaohs - Black Enuff (2:53)
13. Peter King - Shango (5:36)
14. Ebony Rhythm Band - The Thought of Losing Your Love (3:00)
15. War - Get Down (4:14)
16. Mustafa Özkent ve Orkestrasi - Burçak Tarlalari (2:54)
17. Black Nasty - Getting Funky Round Here (2:40)
18. Darondo - King's Man (4:16)
19. Oneness of Juju - Poo Too / Liberation Dues (8:15)

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Carnivals and Cotton Candy Volume 4 - Raining Sunshine

 

  1. The Eighth Day - Raining Sunshine (2:35)
  2. The Thomas Group - Is Happy This Way (2:10)
  3. Los Iberos - Summertime Girl (2:10)
  4. The Hard Times - Take a Look Around (2:38)
  5. John Fred & His Playboy Band - Who Could Love You (More Than I) (2:34)
  6. The Pyramid - Summer of Last Year (3:05)
  7. The Forum - It's Sunday (2:17)
  8. October Country - Good to Be Around (2:28)
  9. The Cryan' Shames - First Train to California (2:56)
10. Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends - I'll Be Back (2:32)
11. The Fourmyula - Nature (2:54)
12. Orange Colored Sky - The Sun and I (2:41)
13. Keith - Sweet Dreams (Do Come True) (2:13)
14. The Happenings - New Day Comin' (2:41)
15. The Mamas & The Papas - Nothing’s Too Good For My Little Girl (3:07)
16. Soft Soul Transition - Don't Turn on Me (3:25)
17. Design - Coloured Smile (2:56)
18. Pat Shannon - Candy Apple, Cotton Candy (2:08)
19. Les Irrésistibles - Gotta Find Another Girl (2:31)
20. The Fun and Games - Close to Carmel (2:39)
21. American Spring - Shyin' Away (2:50)
22. The Turtles - Is It Any Wonder? (2:30)
23. Tiza - Juventud (2:54)
24. Bruce & Terry - Don't Run Away (2:46)
25. The Settlers - Major to Minor (2:55)
26. The Collage - Rainy Blue Memory Day (2:16)
27. The Mutual Understanding - Look Around (2:20)
28. The Astral Projection - Whatta We Gotta Lose (2:54)
29. Inner Dialogue - I Go to Life (2:32)
30. The Anita Kerr Singers - Happiness (1:59)

Again a big thanks to Manerg for help in choosing the cover art plus excellent song suggestions!

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